Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-12
WASHINGTON.
THE CENTRE OF NATIONAL POLITICS.
Matters Of Especial Interest to West
Virginians.
Special Telegram TO tie Sunday Register.

British government has had corps Of rep
resentatives here for the past three or four
weeks, occupying a suite Of apartments
embracing some thirty-seven rooms in the
leading hotel, and semi.occasiOnal confer
ences have been held in the diplomatic
room Of the State Department. Every
effort has been made to secure absolute
secrecy, and it has been supposed that this
end has been accomplished, but there are
excellent reasons for stating that the COM
missioners have been unable to agree upon
any basis satisfactory to either party. Mr..
Bayard had treaty already prepared, and
at the second meeting of the commission
he submitted it for consideration, but it
did not meet with the approval
of the British representatives,
and every attempt to lessen the
breach between the two countries was
leave Washington without accomplishing
single thing. 1t is thought the only point
ON which they have agreed is that they
cannot agree upon anything and that the
question of the Interpretation of the treaty
of 1918, which is the convention between
this country aud Great Britain touching
the fisheries question now in force, will
have to be submitted to arbitrators Con-
gresham Butterworth, who has worked
industriously in behalf of a commercial
union between the United States and
Canada during the past summer is still of
the opinion that he
CAN SECURE A MAJORITY
of the Representatives in Congress to sup
port his bill, and that this will, after all,
he the best settlement of the ANNOYING
questions which have threatened to dis.
rupt the friendly relations between the
two countries.
hear from Saint Paul people who came
here in the interest of Minneapolis to Sc
cure the Republican Matt nal Convention
for that city, that John 4. Baker, of the
St Paul Globe, and the eldest son of Mr..
Lewis Baker, formerly OF Wheeling, is to
be married to one of Commodore kitson's
daughters 1t will he remembered that
Lewis Baker, Jr., and another daughter Of
the great Minnesota millionaire were mar
ried last spring and went OIL wedding
trip through Europe during the past sum
mer. Both the Baker boys will then be
sons iu-law o. the same father-in-law.
KitSOn is said to be one of the wealthisst
men in the Northwest. and il IL he who
has aided the senior Baker in getting such
successful start in Minnesota. John
Baker ia 10 be in Washington i'll January
with his bride, and will remain here for a
while and participate in the gay season,
which will be at its height when they ar
rive.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Mil
Ter WAS among the Presidents callers on
Friday. II used to lie the Case that when
ever Miller called 1T the White House the
removal Of some Republican collector fol-
lowed. But now all the collectors are
Democrats, and it may be that the Presi'
dent wanted to consult Mr.. Miller about
making room for SOME OF his friends in the
| Internal Revenue bureau There are
seven Chictso of Division whose salaries are
each $1,000 per year, and only one of
them, Mr.. Holly G. Armstrong, is an APP
pOintee Of the present administration.
Besides there is Gen. Sewell, the chief Oi
the Special Agents Division. and the
Solicitor; Mr.. Chesl"y, and others, MI
holdovers. 1t is understood that the
President has expressed himself quite
plainly to the effect that more
Democrats ought TO be in the
Internal Revenue Bureau than there
are Whether Mr.. Miller will consent to
their removal aud the appointment of
Democrats remains 10 be seen. 1t can be
a Nl,..I
tiOns Of the incumhent> ARE concerned they
are first class. but it is believed that the
places could be filled with Democrats who,
in very short period of time, would be-
come fully rs proficient az are the inclm-
bents However, Mr.. Miller is not alto
gether to blame for In. retention OF the
Republicans, a the Secretary of the Navy
has full control.
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
The story tclegraphed from here during
the week to the effect that the Senate eau
Gus COMMITTEES, having charge of arranging
! the SuudLe committees, had recommended
unanimously the seating of Mr. Faulker,
is the sheereot nonsense. The only ioun-
datiOn TOR such u story il that the Caucus
Committee met in the committee room of
the Committee on Privileges and Elections.
| No one here doubts, however, that Mr.
Faulkner will be seated inst ~ soon
rs his case is reported from the Elections
Committee. But this will not he done be-
fore the committees are announced, which
will probably be done on Monday. 1t may
| then be two or three days before the Eiec-
| tiOns Committee will make Its report.
! Even il it should make an unanimous re-
port on Monday it may be the middle OF
the week before il is acted npOn, unless
immediate action should he pressed. The
probabilities are, il the committees are
announced on Monday, Mr., Faulkner will
he seated on Tuesday and not later than
Wednesday. Still it is understood that
Dan Lucas is expected to return here
Monday ind the Republicans may have
some scheme which may further delay the
seating of Faulkner, although it Is not
very probable.
PENSIONS AND POST OFFICES.
James Knox has been commissioned
postmaster at Browns Mills, ". Va;
James Gibson at Blair and John n. Brown
ut McDOugal.
A pension has been granted to Richard
| Hall, of Marion, West Virginia, for services
in the Mexican war He will receive s.
per month, dating from the passage of the
Mexican pension bill last winter.
Pensions have also been granted to West
Virginia applicants as follows Thomas j.
I.ockhart, OF New Cumberland; Charlotte
G. johnson. of Independence; ElonOr Tay-
lor, OF O.hcrn Mills; Mary Harmon, of
Kiine's Cross Roads.
West Virginia pensioners have had their
pensions increased az follows: Hiram Sayre,
of Arbuckle; Charles Niger, OF Halls Mills;
Andrew J. Karnes, of Sistersyille; John J.
Brown, of Wheeling.
A MYSTERIOUS VISIT.